Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15

stitutional. The Senator in his closing
remarks said that he understood aud had
read in the papers that those who had
purchased large amounts of this land
threatened thst unless an act was passed
TO validate the title to these lands they
would turn Greer county over to the
United States. He said il that was the
spirit that adjusted them he for one was
willing to say that Texas had millions
for country but none for pi'tanCe
Senator Terrell, opposing the adop.
ton of the minority report, claimed
that, Notwithstanding the question was
in the courts, tn Legislature was called
on to do equity in q matter that did not
revert upon the decisions of the courts.
He then read the act granting the certif-
Gates and claimed that the closing provi-
siOns repealed any laws in conflict with
the act, and if read in connection with
the law Of 1879 was intended TO permit
the location of these certificates in Greer
county.
The Senate then adjourned for dinner
Further discussion OF the Greer county
bill went over until tomorrow under the
rules.
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.
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spurious and malt liquors or indicated
bitters, to fix the rate of occupation taxes
for the sale of the same and to afflx
penalties for failure to pay the
same, after passing the House, came up
in the Senate this evening. A discussion
was INDUCED in over an amendment sub
mitted to lower the license for selling
in quantities OF less than a quart from
2G00 GiS0
malt liquors exclusively, from $3.50 to
500. This discussion took a wide range
and embraced all the elements of the
liquor question, contrasting the enforcee
ment Of the liquor law in different
portions of the state, which
OcCasiOned some humorous forensic
combsts between Senator'S The friends
of the bill claimed that it would drive the
low drinking shops out If the country
and would concentrate the.business into
the hands of responsible parties in the
cities, operating virtually as a prohibition
in the country. The opponents of the bill
were OF the opinion that the additional
tax would operate as en- oppression upon
the German element, and tend to no good
results in either increasing the revenue
or lesSening the evils of whisky drinking.
Pending the discussion of this bill the
Senate adjourned.
CHARTERED.
A charter was fled to-day IN the Score
tary Of States Office by the Dallas Con-
solidated Railway Company, capital stock
$5JO, 900; incOrpOratOrs, j. E. Hender-
son, j. Z. Schneider, T. j Oliver, J. G
Trez,vant, w. H. Flippin, j. n Simpson,
w. II. CASTOR.
THE JUDGE WILLIS CASE.
The special SenaIe committee appoint ed
to investigate the charges against Judge
Frank Willis met in the Supreme court
room tonight at O'Clock to take evil
dence. the prosecution was represented
by Attorney. General Hogg and the de-
PENDANT by Major Walton and
j udge Carroll. Judge Grigsby of
Moheetie was placed upon the stand and |
testified In substance to the same facts as
heretofore published Ia THE GAZETTE |
During the examination a question lose |
al 20 the admissibiiity of the evidence. |
The question hinged upon whether or not |
the Attorney General could prove |
by collateral evidence the truth |
Of the charges against Judge Willis in
that he was charged specifically with try
ing o. H. Nelson in his absence, to which |
Judge Willis counsel objected and set up
ignorance of the fact of Nelson's absence.
The Attorney General proposed to prove
that he Judge Willis had permitted
twelve other men charged with
the same offense to be tried in their
absence, and this was of itself sufficient
to charge him with knowledge of Nell
sons absence. The committee oVerruIed
the objection Of Judge Willis
and the examination pro-
2eeded. The only new evidence de-
Veloped by Judge Grigsby's testimony was
to the eff~ct that Charles Goodnight and
others formed q pool and employed the
lawyers to defend all their cases in court,
Dut afterwards, b.fore many cases were
-ried, ne pulled out and broke up the
pool The committee were still in SEES
sion after II O'Clock, midnight, taking
testimony, and the sittings of the com
nittee will be continued from day to day
Until all the evidence is taken.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.